While it’s true that some of the greatest technological advances the world has ever seen have been the result of happy accidents or chance observations, it’s equally true that it’s the planet’s t-crossers and i-dotters that take concepts from raw ideas to finely-tuned end results.
I mean, sure, Charles Goodyear lucked on to vulcanised rubber way back in 1839 when he accidentally dropped some rubber mixed with sulphur onto a hot stove and discovered the combination allowed the rubber to maintain its structure. Fine,